[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 117 (Friday, September 24, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1698]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  IN MEMORY OF GEORGEA BLACK McKINLEY

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                           HON. MARION BERRY

                              of arkansas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 23, 2004

  Mr. BERRY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in memory of Georgea Black 
McKinley, an Arkansan whose dedication to her family, her church and 
her community was as strong as the constitution of her pioneering 
ancestors.
  Mrs. McKinley could trace her family roots all the way back to the 
true founders of this great nation: America's first pioneers. In order 
to stay in touch with her historic and noble history, Mrs. McKinley was 
a member of the Arkansas Pioneers, United Daughters of the Confederacy 
and Daughters of the American Revolution.
  Born in DeWitt, Arkansas, she was the daughter of the late Lester A. 
and Mary Black. Mrs. McKinley attended DeWitt schools, Ward Belmont 
School in Nashville, Tennessee and then Randolph Macon Woman's College 
in Lynchburg, Virginia.
  Mrs. McKinley's family holds a special place in my own career, as 
well. It was Georgea's father, L.A., who had vision of how crucial 
water is to a farmer. I have no doubt Mr. Black also passed down his 
knowledge of irrigation strategies and water management issues to his 
daughter. I never met him, but the legacy of the value of water has 
impacted my home community forever.
  Georgea McKinley was an active Methodist, but her commitments to her 
community did not stop at the church steps. She was a member of the 
Aesthetic Club, The Colonial Dames of America, Little Rock Garden Club, 
Junior League of Little Rock and the Edelweiss Club.
  Mrs. McKinley leaves behind a large and loving family filled with 
children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. On behalf of the 
Congress, I extend sympathies to her family and the utmost respect to a 
woman whose love for her friends and family was unlimited and whose 
time was generously shared with the community. Georgea Black McKinley 
was a true role model, and I am honored to be able to recognize her in 
this Congress.

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